Is PAX a Scrabble word?
Yes. PAX is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends.
Meaning A painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.
Noun 4 meanings
A painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.
Friendship; truce.
“to make pax with someone”
The kiss of peace.
A crucifix, a tablet with the image of Christ on the cross upon it, or a reliquary.
Interjection 1 meaning
A cry for peace or truce in children's games.
Etymology
From Middle English pax and Latin pax (“peace”). Doublet of peace. See peace. As school slang, originally used at Winchester College, Hampshire, in the United Kingdom.
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PAX at a glance
PAX has 3 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + X 8) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #19,237 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -PAX
More endings- HAPAX17
- CARAPAX18
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